Massive stars in binary systems can evolve through various phases, one of which is the High-Mass X-ray Binary (HMXB) phase. It comes right after the initially most massive star collapses into a compact object – either a neutron star (NS) or a black hole (BH) – and starts feeding on its companion star. HMXBs can be the progenitors of double compact object binaries, which radiate gravitational waves during their inspiral and final merger. This scenario can be very altered – if not completely prevented – depending on what happens during key evolutionary phases such as the mass transfers episodes, the kicks imparted by supernova events ([1]} [1]} and [3]}[4]}) or the common envelope phase [5]}.
